9" Disc break upgrade

[TexasNomad]

I tried searching for this but I was coming up with nothing..

I know there has to be a cheaper way to upgrade my 79 drums with disc breaks..
I found kits on line for 700 to 1k ouch..
Is there any model ford trucks or cars that I can just take the rear breaks off of and be a pretty easy swap and a whole lot cheaper??

 

[SuperCab]

What's wrong with your drum dreaks?

 

[TexasNomad]

What's wrong with your drum dreaks?

What?..............

 

[surewhynot]

Did your brake break? lol


On my truck I made my own conversion using 79 4x4 front brake parts.

I unbolted the caliper mount and made a notch in it so it would slide over the rear end housing. I then made a plate that would bolt it to the bearing retainer bolts. I ground the axle flange a little so the front rotor would fit over it. I did have to get longer wheel studs.

 

[TheRoadVirus]

Damn, those are big blocks. You don't do much hard wheeling in that truck?

 

[SuperCab]

What?..............

Hey! you went back and edited your original post. Oh well. It's still spelled wrong anyway. Trucks have BRAKES, when you destroy something, it BREAKS.


Seriously though, what do you have against drum brakes?

 

[TexasNomad]

Hey! you went back and edited your original post

Wha! Sir are you applying that I went back and edited it to make you look dyslexic.. Really I take offense

 

[TexasNomad]

Did your brake break? lol
On my truck I made my own conversion using 79 4x4 front brake parts.
I unbolted the caliper mount and made a notch in it so it would slide over the rear end housing. I then made a plate that would bolt it to the bearing retainer bolts. I ground the axle flange a little so the front rotor would fit over it. I did have to get longer wheel studs.

So you notched the grind and fit the thing over the who..
Yeah! I can do that in my sleep I thought you were going to say it would be hard or some thing....

 

[surewhynot]

Damn, those are big blocks. You don't do much hard wheeling in that truck?

They are 5 inches, and with proper traction bars, they don't move at all. It's all in the way things are supported.

 

[surewhynot]

So you notched the grind and fit the thing over the who..
Yeah! I can do that in my sleep I thought you were going to say it would be hard or some thing....

I took the piece off of a 4x4 front axle that holds the brake caliper. It has a round hole in it that the axle goes through. I took a notch out of it so it was kinda a u shaped hole and let it slide over the rear axle tube.

I the made a plate that allowed it to bolt to the axle housing.

Sorry I didn't explain very well.

 

[TexasNomad]

I took the piece off of a 4x4 front axle that holds the brake caliper. It has a round hole in it that the axle goes through. I took a notch out of it so it was kinda a u shaped hole and let it slide over the rear axle tube.

I the made a plate that allowed it to bolt to the axle housing.

Sorry I didn't explain very well.

I know what you were saying Tony! lol
I was just messing with you

 

[surewhynot]

Don't mess with the slow kid! I confuse easily.

 

[TexasNomad]

Don't mess with the slow kid! I confuse easily.

Tony did you forget how to drink again? do we need to get the funnel??

 

[TexasNomad]

You know this was meant to be a Serious technology advanced step by step how to swap detailing the intricate .. hell i'll just keep the bloody drums breaks......

 

[surewhynot]

A buddy of mine used this kit and likes it.

http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-22335_9inch_1979-86_disc_brake_conv__3_8_studs.htm

 

[SuperCab]

Wha! Sir are you applying that I went back and edited it to make you look dyslexic.. Really I take offense

Maybe I am...

incinuating, not dyslexic

 

[TexasNomad]

A buddy of mine used this kit and likes it.

http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-22335_9inch_1979-86_disc_brake_conv__3_8_studs.htm

Hmm I don't have a welder it looks like a good kit but man thats a lot of work and I'm lazy...
Also after you buy all that after market stuff I'll be spending about the same as just buying a kit that has every thing

 

[surewhynot]

With that kit, you don't need a welder. It bolts on, then you just need calipers and lines. About $60 more.

 

[TexasNomad]

With that kit, you don't need a welder. It bolts on, then you just need calipers and lines. About $60 more.

But it says you have to move your shock mounts?
"You will also need to move your shock mount inboard 3/4"
I wonder how much it would cost to have some body cut and re weld them....

 

[john112deere]

Does doing this swap eliminate your emergency brake? Or did I miss something in the kit/Tony's swap?